Boulder Creek Community Church

God first revealed his proper name, Yahweh to Moses. When Jesus used God’s proper name “I am“ he was making an astounding claim on his identity! Jesus is the full and complete revelation of who God is and what God is like. Most people project on to God what they imagine him to be like. Doesn’t it make sense that if God is really God that he would sometimes disagree with us or contradict us? We must come to God as he really is if we are going to experience all that he has for us.

Whenever LORD appears in the Hebrew Scriptures, the writer is referring to the proper name of God. It signifies nearness, closeness, intimacy and that he is a God who even shelters us.

Paul wraps up his teaching on dealing with anxiety by challenging us to think on the right things. The battleground for your heart is in your mind… Our lives are transformed by the renewing of our minds.

The power of living with an attitude of gratitude. Choosing to be thankful in all things is not only pleasing to God he can change and bless your own heart and soul.

Prayer is a gift given to us by God for many reasons… One of them being that we can cast all of our cares upon him, for he cares for us! Prayers away to talk to God but it is also a way for us to talk to our own souls. Noticed how David preaches to his own heart and soul in Psalm 43:5 says, “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.”‭‭Psalms‬ ‭43:5‬ ‭NIV‬‬https://www.bible.com/111/psa.43.5.niv

Philippians 4:4-7 tells us to rejoice always. To rejoice is a choice we make that has the power to defeat anxiety.

Do you ever think about what you think about? The Bible tells us to take every thought captive so that we can obey Christ. We all deal with anxiety, but God wants to give us his shalom. Take a few minutes today to be still and to be quiet… The Good Shepherd is speaking to you. His sheep know his voice…

THE SHEPHERD GOD